Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The Scope of Online marketing Services: Its Advantages and Disadvantages

Online marketing is the marketing of products and services over the Internet. It is commonly known as Internet marketing or E-marketing. Through the worldwide web, people gained access on these products. Advertisements are a lot easier since people nowadays have gained enough access to the web.

Marketing through the Internet covers different aspects and methods. These include the design, development, advertising and sales of the products and services. The methods used are search engine marketing, display advertising, electronic mail marketing and interactive marketing like blogs.

This method of selling products and services has advantages that both suppliers and consumers are into it nowadays. One thing that matters is that it is inexpensive. Marketers can reach a wide area of consumers with lesser amount spent for advertising. The use of the Internet to research and buy services is very helpful and it has a wide scope. The convenience of this service were patronized by most consumers due also to its convenience. Purchasing some items on the web may require only a little of your time.

Although online marketing is advantageous on the side of the buyers, those who are in companies engaging in this business have some considerations. Selling of products and services over the web should take time for planning and careful application. The person in-charge should take wise strategies and must be effective in giving out campaigns.

Online marketing requires some new technologies for users. The speed of the Internet connection available in the area should be considered. There are web pages that take time to download due to the size and some complications. Another limitation of this service is that, online buyers do not have the chance to smell, feel and see the actual product before buying and they sometimes regret that they bought these items.

Companies are therefore to take some measures on the problems encountered by their online customers. They should limit the size and complexity of their web pages to the average speed of Internet access in their covered areas. Also, they need to secure the quality of their products and services before delivering them in the hands of their consumers and customers. Policies and procedures should be made and they should be clear enough for the buyers to understand. This will help reassure them that they will get what they expect from the companies.

Despite the difficulties and demands of online marketing, it has a good result on the response of the consumers and this one thing is important in determining the sales output of each products and services shown on the web. The customers who visit the site of the product are more likely to have enough knowledge in understanding the business, thus, they turn out to purchase the items on the site. In effect, there is an increase in the sales rate and the company's reputation will boost as determined by the performance of their Internet marketing.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very well said, madamme! Hope I can learn from you someday much as well as I'm learning from my job.

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